tenthousandwords – Day 66

March 7th 2010

Day 66 – Bicentennial! Ok, just kidding…Catchup day part two. Trying to get all the numbers back right. I got way off schedule, but over the past few weeks, I think I’ve managed get the numbers rounded. Still learning from doing the project. I enjoy the words, but I think I’m too focused on the numbers, gonna try and get back to the words.

Total Religious Words: 27

Word Key

* – interesting

** – of personal interest

*** – religious

*1749. chirography (n.) handwriting; penmanship

*1750. chit chat (n.) 1 light, familiar, informal talk; chat; small talk 2 gossip

*1751. chitter (vi.) 1 to twitter

*1752. chock-full (adj.) as full as possible; filled to capacity

*1753. chocoholic (n.) [Informal] a person who has an obsessive need to eat chocolate

*1754. chocolatier (n.) a maker or seller of chocolate candies, esp. fancy or expensive ones

***1755. choir (n.) 1 a group of singers organized and trained to sing together, esp. in a church

*1756. choirboy (n.) a boy who sings in a choir

***1757. choir loft the gallery occupied by the choir in a church

*1758. choirmaster (n.) the director, or conductor, of a choir

*1759. choler (n.) 1 [Obs.] bile: in medieval times yellow bile was considered one of the four humors of the body and the source of anger and irritability

*1760. choo-choo (n.) [[echoic]] a railroad train or locomotive; a child’s word

*1761. chop-chop (adv. interj.) [Old Slang] (do it) quickly; (in a) hurry: used in imagined imitation of the speech of eastern Asian people

*1762. chop-logic (n.) hairsplitting argumentation or evasive reasoning

***1763. chorale or choral (n.) 1 a hymn tune, esp. in the Lutheran service, with a simple melody and rhythm

***1764. chorister (n.) 1 a member of a choir, esp. a boy singer 2 one who leads the singing in church of a congregation or choir

*1765. chosen (adj.) 2 Theol. elect; favored by God

*1766. chowderhead (n.) [Slang] a stupid or ignorant person

***1767. Christ (n.) the Messiah whose appearance is prophesied in the Old Testament

***1768. Christ Jesus of Nazareth, regarded by Christians as the realization of the Messianic prophecy: originally a title (Jesus the Christ), later used as part of the name (Jesus Christ)

*1769. christ cross (n.) 1 [Obs.] the figure of a cross placed before the alphabet in hornbooks

***1770. christen (vt.) 1 to take into a Christian church by baptism; baptize

***1771. Christendom (n.) 1 Christian collectively

***1772. christening (n.) the Christian act or ceremony of baptizing and giving a name to an infant; baptism

***1773. Christer (n.) [Slang] a Christina, esp. one actively engaged in proselytizing or evangelizing: a term o contempt or disparagement

***1774. Christhood (n.) the state or fact of being the Christ

***1775. Christian (n.) 1 a person professing belief in Jesus as the Christ, or in the religion based on the teachings of Jesus

***1776. Christian Brothers a Roman Catholic lay order that undertakes the teaching of youth

***1777. Christian Era the era beginning with the year 1, formerly thought to be that of the birth of Jesus Christ (born probably c. 8-4 B.C.); A.D. (or C.E.) marks dates in this era, B.C. (B.C.E.) marks dates before it

***1778. Christianity (n.) 1 Christians collectively

***1779. Christianize (vt.) 1 to convert to Christianity

***1780. Christian name the baptismal name or given name, as distinguished from the surname or family name

***1781. Christlike (adj.) like Jesus Christ, esp. in character or spirit

***1782. Christmas (n.) 1 a holiday on Dec. 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

***1783. Chronicles (n.) Bible either of two books of history, I & II Chronicles

***1784. church (n.) 1 a building set apart or consecrated for public worship, esp. one for Christian worship 3 a) all Christians considered as a single body b) a particular sect or denomination of Christians

***1785. churchgoer (n.) a person who attends church, esp. regularly

*1786. church key [Slang] a device for opening cans, esp. originally beer cans, by punching a V-shaped hole in the top

***1787. churchly (adj.) 1 of or fit for a church

***1788. church warden (n.) 1 either of two lay officers of an Episcopal church who attend to certain secular matters, as care of church property

***1789. churchwoman (n.) a woman member of a church, esp. an active member

***1790. churchy (adj.) [Informal] devoted, often obsessively devoted, to a church and its principles

*1791. ci-devant (adj.) former; recent

*1792. cinema verite a form of documentary film in which a small, hand-held camera and unobtrusive techniques are used to record scenes under the most natural conditions possible

***1793. circuit rider a minister who traveled from place to place in a assigned circuit to preach

*1794. circumcise (vt.) 1 a) to cut off all or part of the foreskin of (a male) b) to cut off the labia minora or clitoris of (a female)

*1795.circumlocution (n.) 1 a roundabout, indirect, or lengthy way of expressing something; periphrasis

*1796. circus catch a spectacular catch, esp. one make by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football

*1797. citified (adj.) having the manners, dress, etc. attributed to city people

*1798. citizen (n.) 1 [Historical] a native or inhabitant, esp. a freeman or burgess, of a town or city

*1799. citrusy (adj.) having the flavor or smell of lemons, limes, or oranges, tangy, tart, etc.

*1800. city of God heaven; Ps. 46:4

*1801. City of Seven Hills name for ROME

*1802. civil death [Historical] Law deprivation of all civil rights as a result of being convicted of treason or, sometimes, of being declared an outlaw

*1803. civil war war between geographical sections or political factions of the same nation

*1804. clamber (vi. vt.) to climb with effort or clumsily, esp. by using the hands as well as the feet